Re: Introduce str_left/right In 8.1

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 6:49 PM Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 9:15 AM Hamza Ahmad <office.hamzaahmad@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Since feature freeze for 8.1 is approaching, I want to request two useful > > string functions that exist in various languages-especially those that > run > > on web servers and used in databases. These are respectively > > left(); > and > > right(); > > > > > Sorry, you spent several paragraphs insisting that these are > common functions, but you didn't explain what they're meant to actually do. > > Using some context, I would assume you mean this: > > function str_left(string $str, int $len): string { > return substr($str, 0, $len); > } > > function str_right(string $str, int $len): string { > return substr($str, -$len); > } > I assume the same. > > If that's the case, then.... why? As you can see, the existing > functionality available is trivial to write. You don't even need to know > any particular amount of math (which I've been recently informed shouldn't > be a prerequisite to writing software -- shakes fist at clouds). > > Am I misunderstanding what these proposed functions should do, or am I > underestimating the difficulty of typing a zero or negative sign on certain > keyboards? > I think that's more about "semantics" ("conveying intent to readers") than typing... That said, I tend to agree with George (but maybe I'm "too" used to seeing substr()?) Regards, -- Guilliam Xavier